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| The 1st official
Golden Bough promotional shot, taken at The Cannery in San Francisco, 1980. |
Late in 1980. |
The 1st European Tour. Margie took this shot. |
1980 - 1981
Line-up:
Paul Espinoza, Margie Butler, Lief Sorbye,
Margot Duxler & Simon Spalding
The original line-up of Golden
Bough was formed in late 1979 when Margie, Paul, Lief &
Margot spent their afternoons playing for tips
in and around
The Cannery on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. One afternoon, sitting around the
kitchen table in Margot's flat,
the four decided to form a band. The name Golden Bough was
agreed upon and that began a 20 year musical adventure that is continuing to this day!
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| The 1st official
Golden Bough promotional shot, taken at The Cannery in San Francisco, 1980. |
Late in 1980. |
The 1st European Tour. Margie took this shot. |
In late 1980 Lief returned to Norway for a short time.
During his absence,
Golden Bough was joined by Simon Spalding and work on the first
Golden Bough recording
(simply titled "Golden Bough") was begun. The recording
was finished later in 1981
when Lief returned and added some last minute mandola licks to round out the sound.
| The quartet soon became a quintet (1981) ... |  |
... which became a quartet (1981 - 82) |
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After playing with Golden Bough for two years and having
performed with Paul and Margie
for a couple of years before that, Margot could no longer tour. Her studies
kept her in San Francisco,
where she eventually earned a doctorate! However, Margot has remained a close
member
of the Golden Bough family and one never knows when she'll make a guest appearance.
A brief period as a
Margie & Margot
The 1st quartet.
trio with Simon.
steppin' it up.
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